Canisius College Director of
Athletics Bill Maher announced today
that Tom Parrotta will not return as
head coach after six seasons. A national search for Parrotta's replacement will
begin immediately.

"After careful consideration, I have
made the difficult decision to make a change in the leadership of our men's
basketball program. This decision comes after careful thought to what I believe
is in the best interest of our men's basketball program here at Canisius
College," Maher said. "Tom has worked diligently on behalf of Canisius College
and has had a significant impact on our program in a number of areas, and for
that, we are grateful. However, our goal is to compete for the MAAC
Championship and we have not made sufficient progress toward that goal. I
appreciate Tom's hard work and dedication to our College and the men's
basketball program, and most importantly to our student-athletes. I wish him
the best of luck in his future endeavors."

In six
seasons as the Griffs' head coach, Parrotta posted a career record of 64-121
and a 30-78 mark in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play. The team went 5-25
overall and 1-17 in league during the 2011-12 campaign.

The 22nd head
coach in Canisius men's basketball history, Parrotta came to the school prior
to the 2006-07 season after coaching at Hofstra University for five years.